Somewhere in Tivian, in a luxuriously decorated study, Berlit, a senior official of the Eight Point Nest who looked like a young man, was leaning against a cold railing. Even though he was only wearing a thin vest and shirt, he didn't show any signs of feeling cold. His hand was slightly open and placed in front of him, and in his palm was a large spider.
On the back of the spider's abdomen were complex patterns that twisted and formed a human face. Berlit stared at the human face pattern with a serious expression and then spoke.
"What? You mean one person from the An Yin Bureau's investigation team was transferred today?"
"Yes, Mr. Berlit, according to the information provided by Mr. Yadlin, early this morning, when their investigation team had a meeting, they found that one person was missing. Afterwards, Mr. Yadlin asked the consul's Knight, and according to her, that person seemed to have been transferred to another department."
The human face pattern on the spider in Berlit's hand began to twist and distort, emitting Donald's voice. Hearing the human voice coming from the spider, Berlit immediately asked in return.
"What is the name of the person who was transferred? And where were they transferred from to this team?"
"Reporting, Mr., according to Mr. Yadlin, the person who was transferred is named Weihan Valder, from Kexet in South Lem County. He is a Black Rank Black Dog of the Blood Darkness Path."
Through the human-faced spider, Donald answered Berlit's questions truthfully. After hearing Donald's reply, Berlit's face couldn't help but sink, and he didn't speak for a while.
"Mr., Mr. Berlit, is there something wrong with this Weihan?"
Hearing that Berlit didn't respond for a while, Donald continued to ask using the human-faced spider. After a pause, Berlit slowly replied.
"No, there's nothing wrong. The next time you see Yadlin, tell him his information is very good. However, for a period of time afterwards, he must be careful to conceal himself and not do anything rash for the sake of information. First, pay attention to his own safety, and then plan for information theft. Make sure not to leave any clues."
Berlit spoke solemnly to the human-faced spider. Donald heard Berlit's words through the human-faced spider. Although there was a hint of confusion in his heart, he still agreed and replied.
"Yes... If Mr. Yadlin comes here next time, I will inform him." After Donald finished speaking, Berlit seemed to think of something else and then spoke again.
"By the way, did Yadlin mention the current situation of that so-called Detective? Didn't the Black Dog side write to him?"
Berlit asked Donald this. He knew very well that the culprit who caused Claudius's death in the Crown University ruins was the mysterious society represented by the so-called "Detective". In the past few months, they had conducted countless investigations into the powerful society that had caused them such a great loss and even consumed a lot of divination resources, but they had never found any clues. Now they were very much hoping to use the An Yin Bureau to catch the other party's tail.
"According to Mr. Yadlin, the Detective has replied to the Black Dog side, but the reply letter has extraordinary traces of 'Qi' (Awakening/Enlightenment). The Black Dog side is being very cautious because they are worried that there might be a trap in the letter, so the letter is still being appraised and has not been opened. The contact between the Black Dog and that Detective may be delayed significantly."
Donald responded to Yadlin like this. Hearing the other party's words, Yadlin's brows furrowed slightly. The communication between the An Yin Bureau and the Detective had stalled, which meant that his plan to use the An Yin Bureau to find the Detective was also temporarily put on hold. This was not good news for them.
"I understand. Tell Yadlin that if there is any news about that Detective, he should notify us immediately. Of course, this is under the condition that his safety is guaranteed and he is not exposed. If he finds that the situation is a bit off, he can immediately withdraw."
Berlit continued to speak to the human-faced spider in front of him, and Donald on the other side also quickly confirmed his response.
"I understand. Also, one more thing, Mr. Berlit, when will the human-faced spider for Mr. Yadlin be sent to my side? If you can contact him directly, it should be much more convenient."
"The situation has changed now. Let's put off the matter of giving Yadlin a human-faced spider for now. The complexity of his situation is a bit beyond my expectation. Those Black Dogs may know something now, and carrying or hiding esoteric extraordinary items in his home may cause risks."
"So for the sake of safety, direct contact with the human-faced spider is temporarily out of the question. You can temporarily continue to serve as the contact point. The next time you see Yadlin, remember to tell him to be careful recently and not to contact you too frequently."
Berlit responded to Donald seriously. Hearing Berlit's tone, Donald also seemed to realize that something unpleasant seemed to have happened, so he didn't say much and replied.
"Yes, I understand."
After Donald's response, the patterns on the human-faced spider in Berlit's hand no longer showed any new changes. Seeing this, Berlit turned and walked into the room, from the balcony all the way to the desk in the study. He placed his hand on the desk, and the spider in his palm automatically crawled onto the desk and into an open small box placed on the desk. Next to this small box were other exquisitely decorated boxes.
Then, Berlit closed the box and opened another box next to it. Subsequently, from this box, another human-faced spider crawled out and onto Berlit's hand. Berlit spoke to the patterns on it.
"How is the situation on Rek's side? Has he contacted you?"
Berlit asked the human-faced spider in his hand like this. After a while, the patterns on the human-faced spider began to twist, and a respectful male voice came from it.
"Mr. Berlit, Mr. Rek has not met with me since the last time he contacted me four days ago, and it has been the same until today..."
Listening to the words of the human-faced spider in his hand, Berlit's already gloomy expression seemed to become even more solemn. He paused for a while before slowly speaking.
"I understand. There may be a change on Rek's side. Don't use that contact point of yours anymore, withdraw immediately."
"Yes, Mr. Berlit."
After the human-faced spider finished speaking, it fell silent. Therefore, Berlit placed his hand on the side of the desk again, and the human-faced spider in his palm also quickly crawled back into its box.
Then, Berlit reached out and closed the box, and then with a grim face, he slowly walked to his seat and sat down. After sitting down, he shook his sleeve, and another human-faced spider crawled out from his sleeve and onto the back of his hand.
Berlit stared at the new human-faced spider on the back of his hand for a long time, watching the patterns on its back begin to change, and listening to it emit a muffled voice with a hint of age.
"What happened again, Berlit?"
"The situation at the An Yin Bureau has changed a bit. One of the two informants I planted in their investigation team has been removed."
Berlit spoke seriously to the human-faced spider in his hand. After hearing his words, the voice on the human-faced spider's side paused slightly, and then replied with a hint of surprise.
"One of the informants in that team was cut off? What caused it?"
"We don't know yet. Maybe he revealed something while lurking and was discovered, or maybe it's some other reason. In short, he has now lost contact with us. According to the report from the other informant, he was transferred. It's obvious that Misha has noticed something. We underestimated this Royal Knight before. She is much more capable than we thought."
"Now, if we want to figure out how that informant was caught, we can only use 'Influence'. Unfortunately, the state of 'Influence' is not stable now, and it will probably take some time to figure out the truth."
Berlit spoke solemnly to the human-faced spider in his hand, and the voice on the other side of the human-faced spider, after a moment of silence, slowly replied.
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"Does the exposure of your informant have any hidden dangers for our upcoming action? Do we need to report to the Priest and cancel the action?"
"Probably not. It's precisely because I was afraid of exposure that I carefully selected the two informants I planted. They themselves know very little information. They don't even know who each other is, let alone more information about us. Even if those Black Dogs interrogate them to death, they won't get anything out. Therefore, the exposure of one person doesn't have much impact on us, at most we just don't have a contact point. Our action can continue completely."
With a definite tone, Berlit said this, and the other side of the human-faced spider also slowly responded after listening.
"Since that's the case, then let's continue the action. That Duke has been researching a bit too diligently recently. If we let him continue researching like this, it will have a serious impact on our overall situation. We really can't let him live..."
"Hmm... That's right, Despenser's lost secret cannot be found so easily. Barret's death is necessary. We have already planned to this point, so we can't just stop."
Berlit nodded and said, and the human-faced spider on the back of his hand also agreed wholeheartedly.
"That's right, everything is almost ready now. I've even found the sheep for cover on my side. If the action is delayed, my efforts will be in vain."
"Scapegoat? You've already found one? So fast... How did you find it? Can you rely on it?"
Hearing the human-faced spider's words, Berlit said with a surprised expression, and the human-faced spider also responded quickly.
"Hehe... I found these guys through the channels of the Corpse Coffin. You know that a White Rank from the Corpse Coffin was caught by the Black Dog not long ago. They were very angry after buying relevant information from me and confirming that the person was caught. They thought that those Black Dogs deliberately set a trap to trick them, so they had a desire for revenge. But unfortunately, their core power is a bit far from Tivian, and they are somewhat beyond reach for matters here."
The human-faced spider in Berlit's hand said with a teasing tone, and after hearing its words, Berlit continued to speak.
"So, you mean you can help them get revenge?"
"Something like that. I said that we were planning to get some people to deal with the Black Dog, and they immediately introduced us to very suitable candidates after hearing it. As expected of guys who like to wander around the edges of civilization, the people they contact have also opened my eyes."
The voice on the other side of the human-faced spider responded like this. After hearing it, Berlit also nodded and spoke.
"I hope those guys you mentioned are useful. This action cannot afford to fail."
"Of course, but based on the current situation, everything is fine. That Duke is bound to die. The recent 'Influence' has all been used on this."
The human-faced spider said this. After a slight pause, it continued to emit a serious voice.
"Moreover, according to the Priest, to ensure everything is foolproof, he will have the Nightmare participate."
"Nightmare..."
Hearing the human-faced spider's words, Berlit's eyes widened slightly, and a clear expression of surprise appeared on his face. He spoke to the human-faced spider.
"Won't it be too risky to have the Nightmare in that kind of situation! This could lead to unpredictable consequences..."
"So if we don't have to let him participate, we won't. According to the Priest, he just has this idea, and it hasn't been confirmed yet. We don't need to worry too much. As long as our plan goes smoothly, everything will be easy."
The human-faced spider continued to say this. Hearing these words from the human-faced spider, Berlit also silently nodded.
Afterwards, Berlit and the human-faced spider chatted casually for a few more sentences. After stopping the conversation, the silent human-faced spider crawled back into Berlit's sleeve. Then, Berlit sat in his seat for a while before slowly standing up.
Berlit looked around the study environment, then walked to a bookshelf. After touching a candlestick on one side, the bookshelf slowly rotated, revealing what was behind it, and a bloody smell rushed towards him.
It was a person, a man fixed to the back of the bookshelf. He was tightly bound and fixed to a sturdy wooden board with countless leather straps. He had no hair on his head, and his mouth and nose were tightly sealed. There were horrible wounds everywhere on the parts of his body not constricted by the leather straps, with all sorts of strange and bizarre scars. One arm was densely covered with many thin needles, and there were dry or semi-dry bloodstains all over his body.
The man who was fixed in place was originally listless and seemed to be in a state of unconsciousness, but when he saw Berlit's face, his eyes suddenly widened, and he struggled with all his might, making muffled sounds from his mouth, his rapidly shrinking pupils filled with fear.
The man tightly bound behind the bookshelf struggled desperately, but it was completely useless. After glancing at the thin needles stuck in the man's hand, Berlit spoke with a puzzled expression.
"So... which needle did we stick last time? I forgot... Never mind, let's start over."
"By the way, my previous promise is still valid. If you can endure five hundred needles, I will let you go."
Saying this, Berlit reached out and pulled out the dozen or so thin needles stuck in the man's hand one by one, and then found new positions to insert them one by one.
Amidst the screams that could not be shouted out, the entire room was filled with pain and fear.
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Across the ocean, the New World.
Deep in the wilderness far from the colonial city, in the tribal settlement of the Tupa Tribe, Kapak sat at the entrance of his house as usual, treating the tribesmen in front of him. After finally bandaging a tribesman's wound and sending him away, a young tribesman ran towards him in a hurry from a distance. After catching his breath, he shouted.
"Huff... huff... Ka, Kapak, the Shaman wants you to come over now!"
"Teacher Uta wants me to go over? It's still my clinic time?"
Hearing the young man's words, Kapak looked at the clock next to him and said with a frown. Generally, Uta would not come to him at this time.
"Gacha, tell me honestly, did something happen?"
Kapak asked the young man in front of him, and the other party immediately replied.
"It's Sado, Sado seems to have suddenly disappeared with Gangkuru and a few others! We can't find them anywhere!"
"What?"
Hearing the young man's words, Kapak recalled the hunting Captain who had once taken him hunting.